Editor

Television and a shopping trip have been the way of life the last 12 months, breaking the boredom and isolation and will be the way of life for the foreseeable future.

It has given me the opportunity to read books and analyse the Covid pandemic. Why is coronavirus so dangerous that it has frightened most of the world?

Those who are suffering other complaints may not be able to get treatment. We all paid into the NHS from wages - it wasn’t voluntary, but a tax to cover all the medical treatment in one’s lifetime, which includes eyesight health and dental care.

This pandemic is breaking that promise. So what’s gone wrong that has frightened military and governments alike worldwide,is it an experiment by a rogue nation to create a new type of warfare weapon to replace chemicals like mustard gas which had no antidote?

As we all know germs can be altered to destroy one species without affecting others,especially if that nation also has a vaccine to protect themselves. But there’s always a risk. Germs are a living organism with the ability to change its structure to a new environment.

Why do you think nations are spending billions on space travel to other planets they are seeking for bacteria? If a planet has bacteria it can support an advanced life eventually. That’s what I believe - perhaps someone has a better theory?

F C Oliver Fairbourne

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